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Jordan mistakenly believed she would not be getting any psychiatric help (Image: Birmingham Mail)

The inquest heard how in the weeks before her death Jordan was being assessed by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust to see what kind of treatment was best for her.

Her dad said she had got the wrong end of the stick when she saw a psychologist the day before her death and mistakenly thought she was would not get any therapy at all.

He said she came home and told her parents that she wasn’t going to be recommended for further treatment and thought that meant “a box would remain unticked”.

He said the family were angry that the mental health trust had not informed them of what was happening with Jordan and her treatment due to “patient confidentiality” as they could have prevented her taking the fatal overdose.

Diane Miles, from the mental health trust, said a review had been carried out into the care Jordan received and one of the recommendations was that in the future, there would be scope for patients’ relatives to be more involved in their care.

Assistant Birmingham Coroner Emma Brown recorded a conclusion that Jordan had died as a result of drugs and alcohol.

She said she was certain Jordan had not intended to kill herself and that taking the overdose was an impulsive act after mistakenly thinking she was being dropped by the mental health team and could subsequently end up in prison.